The Blackwell's Island Asylum for the Insane, New York City, December 1865, artist's impression, detail

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The Blackwell's Island Asylum for the Insane, New York City, December 1865, artist's impression, detail
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Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College
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Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, September 11, 2015.
Image type
engraving
Original caption
Ball of Lunatics at the Asylum, Blackwell's Island, East River, N.Y.
Source citation
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, December 9, 1865, p. 184.
Source note
Cropped from the larger image, also available here. 
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